Radformation Blog

Company & Product

Limbus Contour v1.8 Highlights

Addressing clinical needs in the release of version 1.8 with brand new structure models

Company & Product

Managing Radiation Oncology Billing Chaos

Billing in RadOnc is a challenge, but innovative tools at our fingertips can streamline processes, reduce errors, and optimize financial viability.

Company & Product

Workflow Wins: Navigating Change Using Automation

University Hospital Würzburg tapped into the power of plan evaluation automation with ClearCheck, making new TPS jitters a thing of the past.

Company & Product

Log File Analysis with ClearCalc and RadMonteCarlo

V2.5's New Features Now Empower Patient-Specific QA (without the phantom)

RadOnc News

Don't Let Radiation Oncology Coding Errors Zap Your Revenue

Common Coding Mistakes in Radiation Oncology (And How to Avoid Them)

Company & Product

RadMachine Evolution: Tailoring Diagnostic QC Workflows for Peak Performance

RadMachine is customizable for unparalleled precision to elevate beyond traditional spreadsheets to a new standard of efficiency and accuracy in...

RadOnc News

Adaptive Radiotherapy: Exploring Clinical Realities and Future Directions

A realistic inquiry into the clinical realities of adaptive radiotherapy, examining the pitfalls and promise of this game-changing treatment approach.

Automation

World Cancer Day: Closing the Care Gap with Radformation

Take a trip around the world with Radformation for World Cancer Day.

Company & Product

AutoContour Feature Focus: Planning Structure Generation

Uncover additional time savings with standardized, automated planning structure generation for plan-ready contours in seconds.

Company & Product

Expanded Compatibility Empowers New Workflows

Radformation’s next-level integration improves cross-platform operations for ClearCheck and QuickCode

Company & Product

7 Radformation Features MDs Can't Get Enough Of

When it comes to delivering impact for radiation oncologists, these seven Radformation software features are major fan favorites.

Company & Product

Workflow Wins: AdventHealth Partners with Radformation to Improve Workflows System-Wide

Automation Provides Major Workflow Efficiencies At Network Scale

Company & Product

Workflow Wins: RadMachine Simplifies QA in Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine

RadMachine Proves Its Value and Flexibility For Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Alike

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Anna Subiel

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Anna Subiel, PhD.

Automation

Workflow Wins: Embracing Automation When Every Moment Counts

Creating Change When Time Savings Can’t Wait

Company & Product

AutoContour Adds to the List of Available Structures

More MR Models, New Vertebral Bodies, and Model Variations Added in Latest Structure Model Release

RadOnc News

Changes to TG-101 That You Need To Know

TG-101 report addendum makes modifications to key dose constraints for three-fraction SBRT

RadOnc News

Expert Advice To Jumpstart Your Department's Radiation Oncology Accreditation

Part II Of Our Radiation Oncology Accreditation Series Delivers Actionable Tips to Elevate Your Safety and Quality Program

Company & Product

Tips and Tricks: Radformation FAQ

Not sure where the product manual lives? Need to anonymize your patient data? This FAQ addresses common questions we see on Radformation-related...

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Taroan Li

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Taoran Li, PhD.

Company & Product

Deformable Registration, Chart Rounds, and More: AutoContour and ClearCheck V2.2

Game-changing updates from AutoContour and ClearCheck that elevate your contouring and plan evaluation.

Company & Product

Introducing RadMonteCarlo

ClearCalc is upping the ante with a new Monte Carlo module among other exciting updates.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Nataliya Kovalchuk

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Nataliya Kovalchuk, PhD, DABR.

Safety & Quality Improvement

Radiation Oncology Accreditation: A Primer

Accreditation delivers clear value to radiation oncology departments via thorough practice assessment.

Safety & Quality Improvement

A Case For RO-ILS

We’ve all heard reports from colleagues about how radiation treatments sometimes just go wrong.

Company & Product

Introducing RadMachine

The latest innovation from Radformation brings all of your QA together on one unified platform.

RadOnc News

Implementing TG-142: A Dive Into TG-198

An overview of the recently published AAPM TG-198: An implementation guide for TG-142 quality assurance of medical accelerators.

RadOnc News

MPPG 11.a and TG-275: Safer Plan Check and Chart Review

The publication of MPPG 11.a expanded on the findings of TG-275 with guidelines clinics should implement.

Company & Product

Clinical Focus: Mastering BED And EQD2 With ClearCheck

ClearCheck has new tools to provide key BED and EQD2 data. Here are a few tips on how to best utilize these tools.

RadOnc News

Medical Physics Residency: An Applicant’s Guide

Intimidating? Yes! Overwhelming? It sure can be. Navigating residency applications can be daunting, but here is some advice to get you started.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Jessica Fagerstrom

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Jessica Fagerstrom, PhD, MEd.

RadOnc News

TG-219: Secondary MU Calculations For IMRT and VMAT

What the latest task group report includes regarding IMRT and VMAT secondary calculations—and what was left out.

Company & Product

Radformation Rewind: Looking Back at 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we reflect on our year and look forward to 2022 with optimism.

RadOnc News

Implementing TG-263: What to Expect

Implementing AAPM’s TG-263 report: unique challenges and opportunities.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Laurence Court

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Laurence Court, PhD, FAAPM.

Company & Product

ASTRO 2021 in Review

Looking back on a fantastic in-person ASTRO 2021 in Chicago.

RadOnc News

FLASH-RT Research Update

FLASH radiotherapy: research update and hurdles to implementation.

Company & Product

ClearCheck, ClearCalc, & AutoContour 2.0

Read up on the new features coming soon to ClearCheck, ClearCalc, and AutoContour 2.0.

Company & Product

2021 AAPM Abstracts Featuring Radformation

A summary of abstracts utilizing Radformation products at the 2021 Annual AAPM Meeting.

RadOnc News

Hofstra University Wins Award for Innovation in Education

Hofstra Medical Physics program wins AAPM award with Novel Industry Cooperative Program.

Company & Product

Celebrating Big Milestones with Todd Bernath

To celebrate working with over 1,000 clinics worldwide, we look back and reflect with our very first customer.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

Radiation Therapy Billing FAQ: Part Three

A continuation of our Radiation Therapy Billing Series, focused on answering frequently asked billing questions.

Treatment Planning

Another Clever Use for EZFluence: Total Body Irradiation

Texas Oncology perfects the art of total body irradiation with EZFluence.

Company & Product

ROCC Reshapes Its Workflows via Automation with Radformation Partnership

Radformation announces Centers of Excellence program and introduces its first partnership.

Treatment Planning

Frontiers in Breast Treatment Planning

Emerging techniques in breast planning offer alternative solutions for personalized treatment.

RadOnc News

HyTEC Project Complete: New Clinical Guidance for SRS and SBRT

ClearCheck templates are available now for new key dose metrics provided in HyTEC reports.

RadOnc News

Data Sharing and Dragon Slaying

Access to large amounts of high-quality data is a formidable roadblock on the path to best outcomes with AI.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Bette Blankenship

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Bette Blankenship, MS, FAAPM.

RadOnc News

ABR Oral Exams Go Virtual

Perspectives from the ABR and a recent diplomate on the newly minted virtual exam platform.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Ehsan Samei

In this edition of The Focal Spot, I interview Ehsan Samei, PhD. Ehsan is a Professor of Medical Physics at Duke University.

Company & Product

Medical Physics Community Surveys

The Radformation website is now home to hundreds of clinically-relevant and insightful radiation oncology surveys.

Company & Product

Radformation’s 2020 Year in Review

In an unpredictable year, we focused on creating amazing new tools, connecting virtually, and promoting big ideas.

RadOnc News

FLASH-RT and the Mechanics of Ultra High Dose Radiotherapy

FLASH-RT, a glimpse into the future of high dose rate radiation oncology. What is it, where it is now, and what lies in store?

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Stephen Kry

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Stephen Kry, PhD.

Automation

Deep Learning in Radiation Oncology: A Guest Post by Brian Anderson

An introduction to deep learning, along with resources to jumpstart your own project.

Automation

The Physicists that Inspire Us

Celebrating International Day of Medical Physics with a nod to those that have inspired us. Enter to win an electron tree!

Company & Product

Join the Radformation Team — We’re Hiring

We’re looking for top talent to join our fast-growing, dynamic team as we build the future of radiation oncology.

RadOnc News

Deep-Inspiration Breath-Hold: A Brief Introduction

DIBH is a validated motion management technique that provides excellent dose coverage while sparing OARs.

RadOnc News

CMS Releases Final Ruling for Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model

Final CMS ruling brings billing/reimbursement changes to departments nationwide starting January 2021.

Treatment Planning

Tips and Tricks: ARIA/Eclipse v15+ Best Features

We want to share a few of our contouring tips and tricks that our team developed in the clinic.

RadOnc News

Voices From the Department: The Impact of COVID-19 in Radiation Oncology

Perspectives from clinical physicists on how COVID-19 has transformed radiation therapy.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Julianne Pollard-Larkin

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Julianne Pollard-Larkin, PhD.

Company & Product

Implementing TG-275 with ChartCheck

Radformation’s ChartCheck software automates weekly physics review and simplifies TG-275 implementation.

Company & Product

Radformation X Protons

Radformation is dedicated to supporting proton therapy as it continues to grow as a viable cancer treatment option.

Company & Product

Clinical Showcase: AAPM Abstracts Featuring Radformation Software

Poster presentations from AAPM/COMP 2020 annual meeting featuring clinical results using Radformation software.

Company & Product

National Medical Dosimetrist’s Day: Honoring Dosimetrists

We’re celebrating our dosimetrists! Dosimetrists are known for being the ultimate multi-taskers and the glue of the radiation oncology department.

RadOnc News

A Discussion with Nels Knutson and Geoff Hugo on Radiotherapy for Ventricular Tachycardia

Tyler Blackwell hosts Nels Knutson and Geoff Hugo of Washington University on the topic of Ventricular Tachycardia.

RadOnc News

A Survey of Historical Radiation Accidents

A potpourri of lesser known radiation incidents provide a worthwhile reminder of the power of radiation.

RadOnc News

Carbon Ion Therapy

Carbon Ion Therapy: a brief discussion of the pros and cons of the technology coming soon to the US

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Bas Raaymakers

In this edition of the Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Bas Raaymakers, PhD.

Company & Product

Automating TG-275 Implementation with ClearCheck

Radformation’s ClearCheck software facilitates automated implementation of TG-275 report recommendations.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Eric Ford

In this edition of The Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Eric Ford, PhD, FAAPM.

Treatment Planning

TG-275 Summary and Q&A

Recently published TG-275 offers guidance for physics plan review. Plus, Q&A with task group chair Eric Ford.

Treatment Planning

Treatment Planning FAQ: Acuros XB Dose Reporting Mode

Which dose reporting method for AXB (and other MC-based algorithms) is best for clinical use: dose-to-water or dose-to-medium?

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Mallory Glenn

In this edition of The Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Mallory Glenn.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

Radiation Therapy Billing FAQ: Part Two

A continuation of our Radiation Therapy Billing Series, focused on answering frequently asked billing questions.

RadOnc News

Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy

A look at the history, approaches, and new research of spatially fractionated radiation therapy.

Company & Product

Introducing QuickCode: Automated Radiation Therapy Billing QA

The Radformation team is excited to announce QuickCode, a billing quality assurance (QA) software.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Todd Atwood

In this edition of The Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews UCSD physicist Todd Atwood, PhD.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

Radiation Therapy Billing FAQ: Part One

Billing is an essential function in radiation therapy departments but can be challenging for any clinician. Part 1.

RadOnc News

Should Medical Physicists Play a Role in Direct Patient Care?

Does the future of medical physics involve more direct patient interaction?

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Robin Miller

In this edition of The Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Robin Miller, MS, FAAPM.

RadOnc News

The Abscopal Effect

We’re taking a look at the abscopal effect, an antitumor effect at a location in the body distant to a radiation treatment site.

RadOnc News

3D Printing and Radiation Therapy

In radiation therapy, 3D printing has been investigated to create phantoms and custom patient-specific devices.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Dimitris Mihailidis

In this edition of The Focal Spot, Tyler Blackwell interviews Dimitris Mihailidis, PhD.

Company & Product

2019 Year in Review

2019 was filled with hard work, excitement, and growth for the Radformation team. Join us as we take a look at our year in review.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

TG-203 Overview

An overview of TG-203 guidelines, recently published by the AAPM.

RadOnc News

The Focal Spot: Alois Ndlovu

Our first interview on The Focal Spot with Alois Ndlovu, Ph.D. on Zulu culture, sandwich degrees, and mentorship.

Treatment Planning

FAQ: AAA vs Acuros

We’re launching our FAQ series with a comparison between Eclipse’s AAA and Acuros.

RadOnc News

History of Innovations in Medical Physics

A look at the history of Medical Physics, highlighting discoveries that have paved the way for innovation.

RadOnc News

Introducing: The Focal Spot

We’re excited to announce the launch of our medical physicist interview series, The Focal Spot!

RadOnc News

What is a Medical Physicist?

Radformation’s take on what it means to be a medical physicist.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

Are you ready for the ABR’s OLA?

Online Longitudinal Assessment to replace the 10-year MOC exam starting January 2020.

RadOnc News

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Technology and organizations contributing to breast cancer innovation, research, and awareness.

Company & Product

ASTRO 2019 Highlights

We had an excellent meeting in the windy city! ASTRO 2019 was filled with groundbreaking research, collaborative learning, and interesting new...

RadOnc News

Podcasts in Radiation Therapy

Check out Radformation’s favorite podcasts in radiation therapy.

Safety & Quality Improvement

RO-ILS Program: Incident Learning for Increased Patient Safety

Radformation is a proud supporter of the RO-ILS program and incident learning.

Company & Product

AAPM 2019 Highlights

Radformation’s highlights from the Annual AAPM meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

ACR Regulations for Treatment Planning

ClearCheck reporting in compliance with ACR standards.

Company & Product

Halcyon Planning Advanced with EZFluence

EZFluence makes 3D planning easy for clinics with Varian’s Halcyon.

Compliance & Clinical Solutions

MPPG Reporting Recommendations: TG-315 Draft Review

A look at the Task Group 315 report draft and ClearCheck EBRT Reporting in comparison.

Company & Product

Automated 3D Planning: Introducing EZFluence 2.0

EZFluence 2.0: Fully automated 3D planning for any treatment site.

Company & Product

EZFluence Automates Planning for Patients with Aeroform Tissue Expander

EZFluence Brings Automation to Clinics Offering Aeroform Tissue Expander.

Treatment Planning

Tips & Tricks: Eclipse Conformity and Dose Spill Constraints

We wanted to share a few of our evaluation tips and tricks we developed in the clinic.

Treatment Planning

Tips & Tricks: Eclipse Contouring

We want to share a few of our contouring tips and tricks that our team developed in the clinic.

Treatment Planning

2018 Astro Whole Breast Guidelines

Radformation’s medical physicists break down highlights from the 2018 ASTRO Guidelines for Whole Breast and discuss how EZFluence automation allows...